The Family History AI Show
EP4: Toronto AI Conference, MyHeritage Interview, Apple Intelligence, Perplexity and Microsoft have a bad day.
Show Description:
In this episode of the Family History AI Show, hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little discuss recent developments in AI for genealogy.
They recap the groundbreaking AI Day at the Ontario Genealogical Society conference, highlighting the engaging presentations made throughout the conference. An exclusive interview with Daniel Horowitz reveals MyHeritage's user-friendly approach to AI. The hosts discuss tech giants' recent challenges and contrast them with Apple's strategic AI implementation.
The Tip of The Week provides practical advice on managing AI hallucinations. Leveraging custom GPTs for genealogical research takes center stage.
The episode also touches on the power of AI in summarization, as demonstrated in a recent Research Like a Pro podcast. Wrapping up, Steve previews his upcoming course on AI in genealogy at GRIP, promising an in-depth exploration of this rapidly evolving field.
Timestamps:
00:30 Headlines
01:15 Big AI Conference in Toronto
Life at the Jagged Edge.
10:00 Perplexity gets called out by Forbes Magazine
11:42 Microsoft delays Recall on Copilot + PCs
13:50 More thoughts on the importance of Apple Intelligence
20:35 Interview with Daniel Horowitz, MyHeritage’s Expert Genealogist
30:20 Tip of the Week: Managing Hallucinations
AI Rapidfire
40:18 Microsoft Removing Support for CustomGPTs from Copilot
45:00 Nicole Dyer, from Research Like a Pro, covers summarization and introduces the importance of disclosure
49:20 Perplexity goes after Google by offering common Google searches
50:50 Upcoming courses and announcements
53:54 Tout fini
Resource Links:
Ontario Genealogical Society conference
https://conference2024.ogs.on.ca/
MyHeritage AI tools
https://www.myheritage.com/ai-time-machine
Perplexity AI
https://www.perplexity.ai/
Microsoft Delays Recall amid Security Concerns
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/06/microsoft-recall-delayed-after-privacy-and-security-concerns
Apple's AI strategy
https://www.apple.com/ca/newsroom/2024/06/introducing-apple-intelligence-for-iphone-ipad-and-mac/
Chat GPT
https://openai.com/chatgpt
Claude AI
https://www.anthropic.com/claude
Google's Gemini
https://blog.google/products/gemini/
Research Like a Pro podcast
https://familylocket.com/the-research-like-a-pro-genealogy-podcast/
Custom GPTs and reusable prompts
https://aigenealogyinsights.com/2024/01/10/exploring-custom-gpts-my-journey-into-ai-tools-for-genealogy/
DNA Painter
https://dnapainter.com/
Ethan Mollick on X
https://x.com/emollick
OpenAI's GPT-4
https://openai.com/research/gpt-4
Blaine Bettinger's Genealogy and Artificial Intelligence Facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1255245945084761
AI Genealogy Insights website
https://www.aigenealogyinsights.com/
Research Like a Pro podcast episode 310
https://familylocket.com/research-like-a-pro-podcast/
Tags: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Genealogy, Family History, Technology, OpenAI, Google, Perplexity, ChatGPT, AI Conferences, AITipOfTheWeek, TipOfTheWeek, Ethical AI, Disclosure, Genealogy Research, Perplexity, ChatGPT, AI in Genealogy, AI Tools, Technology in Genealogy, AI Transparency, AI and Privacy